TNAG-2168-FCO40-3105-House-of-Commons-Foreign-Affairs-Committee-inquiry-into-Hong-1990 — Page 258

CONFIDENTIAL

From:

PS/Mr Maude

17 April 1990

PYRAMIS (10)

Miss Marssen 14

Mr Stone

W 18/4 HKD

Date:

CC:

PS

Mr Gillmore

Mr McLaren

Mr Fifoot,

Legal Advisers

Mr Colvin, SEAD

Mr Whitehead, News Dept Special Advisers

Olliss Bailey, PRU

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16 APR 1990

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REGISTRY Action Taken

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Paul, HKD

HONG KONG: REPLY TO FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT

1.

Mr Maude is content with the outline reply to the FAC submitted by Ms Marsden on 12 April, subject to one or two points (shown in manuscript on the draft). The Minister would be inclined generally to expand the VBP part to use it as a definitive statement of policy and facts.

Wella Pr

Nicola Brewer

Private Secretary to Mr Francis Maude

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